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Daddy Mojo’s Ortho Weed B Gon Max test

I like to mow the yard, as I suspect most dads do also. The results are immediate, it involves a noisy power tool and you get exercise at the same time. You also get that fabulous smell of cut grass. I don’t like to weed. Weeds are annoying and ugly, with some of them having those prickly things on the end for good measure. Continue reading Daddy Mojo’s Ortho Weed B Gon Max test

DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-wax toilet seal

Our bathroom smelled funny. Actually, it didn’t smell funny, it smelled of urine and we clean the bathroom regularly. Have you seen the Friends episode where they’re trapped in the bathroom and Mathew Perry says to Courtney Cox, “Are you cleaning?” That is my wife and a constant bad smell that can’t be eradicated means that Daddy Mojo better find the odor.

I’ve experienced this before and knew that the wax toilet ring was corrupted. Unfortunately, as I knew what the problem was, I waited to fix it because I knew how to do it. It’s my own personal ouroboros. As we had young children coming to the house this weekend my wife started looking up wax seal replacement on the net. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-wax toilet seal

Daddy Mojo reviews: the Schwinn AirDriver 1100 floor pump

I came downstairs this morning and my wife asked me how to use the bike pump. I started laughing and then told her that this bike pump was sent from a dank, isolated place to torture us all. Continue reading Daddy Mojo reviews: the Schwinn AirDriver 1100 floor pump

DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-A new shower head

We wanted a new shower head. The old one was gold plated, peeling and looked like it was from the 80s; and not the good 80s either, the bad 80s. Yup, the 80s’s had great moments, but this shower head was more like Saga than Pat Benetar and that’s not a good thing. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-A new shower head

Daddy Mojo reviews: Husky 20 Piece T-Handle Driver Set

Some products need to be reinvented or improved upon. A prime example of that are those curvy new light bulbs that are supposed to last 8 times longer. Yeah, we got some for the house, they light up just fine and I’ve reaffirmed my street cred with Captain Planet. We’ve seen these new screwdrivers in our local home improvement stores, but really, how can you improve on a screwdriver? Continue reading Daddy Mojo reviews: Husky 20 Piece T-Handle Driver Set

DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-Cutting down a Tree

Before reading any farther, ask yourself these questions. Is the tree in the middle of the forest? Am I a lumberjack? If the answer to either of those questions was “No”, then you should not cut this tree down.

The particular tree in question for this dad was a dead 60 foot tall pine that was standing in the way of progress. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-Cutting down a Tree

Tools that every dad needs

I love tools. It is my belief that every guy, especially every dad loves tools. We purchase tools that we really don’t need, I’m guilty of that. If you can use it once, in a justifiable manner, then it’s OK to buy. Really, it’s in the man bible, check out the audio version that Mike Rowe did, he gave us permission. Continue reading Tools that every dad needs

DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do: A new disposal

Certain sounds make the heart of men go down to their stomach. As a father, the ‘grind’ that your disposal makes when a foreign object is in there can present a fork in the road.

We heard that sound recently in the Mojo house. It was a tiny baby spoon that fell and was shredded into a thousand metallic pieces, we thought. After the first metal on metal sound, I stopped the disposal, realized that it was too far gone and made the disposal work for it’s money. Either grind it or die disposal, cause it’s all or nothing in this house. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do: A new disposal